The anthology only gives us some short passages from Rachel Speght's A Muzzle for Melastomus (1617). If you have a look at the printed records on EEBO (Early English Books Online) you can read the whole tract. You will also notice that between the preface (addressed to Joseph Swetnam) and the main body of the text appear two poems 'In Praise of the Author and her Worke'. What qualities of Rachel Speght do these poems choose to praise? How are these qualities reflected in Speght's text?
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Have a look at the two title-pages below from two different editions of Joseph Swetnam's The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women, the first from the first edition in 1615 and the second from 1637 (both available on EEBO). What has changed? How do the two editions communicate to their readers their content and the controversy they are part of?
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